Nigeria and Britain on Thursday signed a “compulsory prisoner transfer” agreement, allowing their nationals jailed in the other country to serve the rest of their time behind bars back home. The two countries said the scheme meant Nigerians who commit…
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Manchester City midfielder James Milner admits Tuesday’s thrilling comeback victory over holders Bayern Munich was ‘massive’ as the club look forward to the Champions League last 16. Both sides had already qualified for the knock-out stage but they served up a classic European clash for fans of live football commentary at the Allianz Arena. Bayern appeared on course for a repeat of their comfortable victory in the reverse fixture in Manchester as they raced into a two-goal lead courtesy of strikes from Thomas Muller and Mario Gotze. However, City, without key players such as Vincent Kompany, Sergio Aguero and Yaya…
Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially broke ground Wednesday on the US$185 million first all-season highway to Canada’s Arctic coast, which it is hoped will open up resource development in the far north. The extension of the Dempster Highway is to…
Space drama “Gravity” received 11 Bafta nominations on Wednesday, one more than the hotly-tipped “12 Years a Slave” as Britain’s equivalent awards pointed the way to Oscars glory. “Gravity” star Sandra Bullock was nominated for best actress, while Mexico…
Toby Flood’s 60-cap England career could come to an end on Thursday when Stuart Lancaster names his initial elite player squad ahead of this season’s Six Nations. Flood is set to join French giants Toulouse at the end of the campaign and, with Lancaster…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has accepted a charge over comments he made about a referee following his side’s defeat at Manchester City last month, the Football Association announced on Wednesday. Rodgers described the performance of referee Lee…
The football world has been quick to rally round Thomas Hitzlsperger, who has become the first German international to “come out” as a homosexual. Hitzlsperger’s announcement in the magazine Die Zeit has been heralded by players across Europe as an…
France will cut its troops in Mali to 1,600 by the middle of next month from the current level of 2,500, President Francois Hollande said Wednesday. Speaking at an airbase in Creil in northern France, Hollande said the “situation is well under control…
It’s not a bird, not a plane. But it could be someone’s personal drone coming to the skies near you. Some of the flying objects being shown at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas include items that are for play, personal photography and…
4K monitors, televisions, and content may be all the rage at CES this year, but Dell could very well have jump one upped absolutely everyone else with today’s announcement of their new 28-inch 4K monitor. Known as the P2815Q, Dell’s new monitor…
In just one year, the Oculus Rift has taken the gaming and tech worlds by storm with its mesmerizing and immersive take on in-home virtual reality. It’s been to several press-only and consumer trade shows, and has released one of many developer prototypes…
It is likely that each one of us, at some point in our lives, will experience a bad interview. We might stutter, freeze, forget our carefully crafted speech, turn up late or simply be eclipsed by far more exemplary candidates. Having a ‘bad’ interview extends further than simply not getting the job. It can be a knock to our confidence and our motivation moving forward. However, it’s important to remember that an unsuccessful interview isn’t always something to feel disheartened over. It can be helpful to think about each interview as bringing you closer to the one which will land…
Michael Schumacher’s family hailed the Formula One legend as a fighter “who will not give up”, as he spent his 45th birthday on Friday lying in a coma in a French hospital following a skiing accident. The retired seven-time world champion slammed his…
Almost 40 years after one of Bollywood’s most famous films broke box office records, “Sholay” (Embers) has been restored for release Friday in 3D to a new generation of moviegoers. The iconic Indian film, which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Amjad…
Sydney kicked off New Year celebrations with a dazzling fireworks display, the first in a wave of pyrotechnics to usher in 2014 from Hong Kong to world record-chasing Dubai. Seven tonnes of explosives lit up Australia’s biggest city, with fireworks…
A French Roman Catholic priest freed Tuesday after being held captive for seven weeks by Islamic militants in Cameroon said he was “in great shape” and thanked those who helped secure his release. Georges Vandenbeusch, 42, was kidnapped on November…
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita wished 15 million Malians “peace, nothing but peace” as he delivered a New Year greeting Tuesday at the end of one of the most turbulent years in the west African nation’s history. “I only want peace, nothing but peace…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday called for greater national unity in 2014, urging compatriots to build on the work of their predecessors as the country marked its effective centenary. The amalgamation of the separate protectorates of…
Arsenal are likely to be without Aaron Ramsey for three weeks as Gunners manager Arsene Wenger deals with a potential injury crisis heading into the New Year. Welsh midfielder Ramsey is on the sidelines with a thigh problem suffered in the 3-1 win at…
Earlier this month, our site’s founder Jeff Wiesbein wrote a post explaining his dissatisfaction with the way that Facebook’s new algorithm has affected BestTechie’s presence on the social networking platform. As it turns out, we’re not the…